Happy New Year! We’re kicking off 2014 with three bands that are perfect for blasting the morning after the night before’s hangover to smithereens. First up are Eighteen Nightmares At The Lux, a debauched amalgam of surf rock, garage punk and psychobilly who have a four track EP, PIG out in February. Check out the deranged rhythms and sinister riffs of taster track 6ft 6. Second we … Continue reading New Year Blast Off
Combining reverb-drenched vocal harmonies, soaring underwater noise, floating melodies and meandering guitars with a pulsing groove, Athens, GA-based foursome New Madrid’s sophomore LP, Sunswimmer, will be released February 25 on Normaltown Records. Check out the album’s lead track Manners, a driving dose of buzzsaw guitars, hollowed vocals, and pummelling drums. Continue reading MM Shorts 495: New Madrid
Over the course of ten studio albums Reverend Horton Heat has consistently delivered a blend of straight up rock’n’roll, fizzing country punk, and crazed rockabilly – all underpinned by huge handfuls of swaggering black humour. Thankfully, as Spooky Boots the first taste of his eleventh album Rev, testifies, the band haven’t messed with a winning formula. The song itself tells of a friend’s hopeless search … Continue reading New Album From Reverend Horton Heat
A perfect companion post to our earlier offering from Porno Mags, we have for you Rabbit Holes – a three-piece loud punk band from Minneapolis, MN. Equally dark and catchy, Rabbit Holes songs fit into the same musical corner of your record collection as The Marked Men, Radio Birdman and Wipers, just to name a few. They released their debut 7″ record, It’s Not Alright backed … Continue reading Introducing >>> Rabbit Holes
Chicago’s excellently named Porno Mags deliver exactly the kind of sound you’d expect from a band with such a moniker. This is no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners garage rock / proto-punk of a most pleasing kind. Single Get On Top backed with Early Bird is a free download from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 494: Porno Mags
Videos to give a sonic kickstart to your day come from Obliterations, Soft Metals, The Dirty Nil, The Bright Ones and Yes I’m Leaving. Play these babies loud. . . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Obliterations || Soft Metals || The Dirty Nil || The Bright Ones || Yes I’m Leaving
Night Jars are releasing a new three track EP, Daka that they describe as “running on the psychedelic edge of post-punk“. It’s a pretty good description for a pretty good EP. Stream all three tracks below, and buy from Bandcamp here. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 492: Night Jars
And to complete our Best of Year postings, we have our favourite ten albums from 2013. Every single one is superb… 10 Black Angels – Indigo Meadow . 9 Wooden Wand – Blood Oaths Of The New Blues . 8 Vandaveer – Oh, Willie, Please . 7 Jus Post Bellum – Oh, July . 6 Wooden Shjips – Back To Land . 5 T. Hardy … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Albums Of 2013 (Part 3: 10-1)
Here is the second instalment of our favourite albums of 2013, counting down from 30 to 11. 30 Nick Cave – Push The Sky Away . 29 Caitlin Rose – The Stand-In . 28 Coke Weed – Back To Soft . 27 Georgia’s Horse – Weather Codes . 26 Alela Diane – About Farewell . 25 Foxygen – We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Albums Of 2013 (Part 2: 30 -11)
Perhaps unusually, this year seemed a better one for albums rather than individual tracks with some fabulous releases over the past twelve months. There were many contenders for our end of year list, but here, after much deliberation, is Part One of our favourites of 2013. 50 Daughn Gibson – Me Moan . 49 The Men – New Moon . 48 Pissed Jeans – Honeys … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Albums Of 2013 (Part 1 50-31)
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